Apparel-collar.



N0. 660,344 Patented Oct. 23, I900. H. J. STRATEN.

APPAREL COLLAR.

(Applxcntmn filed May 19 1900 (No Model.)

wmvsssss IN VENTO/i Olergymen, of which the following is a specifront and side buttonholes'in the neckband,

UNITED STATES,

PAT NT OFFICE.

HUBERT JOSEPH STRATEN, OF JERSEY CITY, 'NEWV JERSEY, ASSIGNOR 'lO ERWIN STEINBAOK, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

APPAREL-COLLAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 660,344, dated October 23, 1900.

Application filed May 19, 1900.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it kn own that I, HUBERT JOSEPH STRA- TEN, a citizen of the United States, residing in Jersey City, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Collars for fication.

This invention relates to an improved collar of that class which are worn by clergymen in connection with a bosom-scarf or rabbis, said collar having the appearance of an ordinary collar without being turned over, wherebya more durable, better-fitting, and betterlooking collar is obtained. The turned-over collars heretofore used by clergymen were difficult to iron, did not fit Well over the scarf or other bosom covering or garment to which they were secured, and were soon worn out owing to the sharp bending at the turned-over edge, which caused the collar to break at the edge. All these objections are avoided by my improved collar, which consists of a neckband and a main hand, both bands being free from each other at their lower edges and provided with turned-over upper edges placed adjacent to each other, a line of stitches connecting said turned over edges, a line of stitches passing through the bodies of the neckband and main band and said turnedover edges, both of said lines of stitches being continued from the upper edge-down each end of the collar to the lower edge of the same,

and buttonholes at the ends of the neck and main bands, the edges of said end buttonholes being connected by stitches passing through both bands, said bands being separable up to said buttonholes.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view of m yim proved collar. Fig. 2 is a view, partly in vertical sec: tion, on line 2 2, Fig. 1, of one end of the collar; and Fig. 3 is a vertical section on line 3 3, Fig. 2.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the neckband of my improved collar for clergymen, and B the main band of the same. The neckband is doubled, so as to be of two-ply Serial No. 17,283. (No model.)

thickness, and finished by a line of stitches a at the lower edge and turned over at its upper edge. The neckband is provided at the front, sides, and rear ends with buttonholes b, c, and d, so as to be conveniently attached to the. neckband of the bosom-scarf or shirt in the usual manner, and applied to the coat-neckband by its overlapping ends. The main band B is composed of two layersan exterior 6o layer 1) of linen and an interior layer (2 of muslin-which are doubled over so as to form a four-ply band, which is finished by'a line of stitches c at the lower end and bent over at the upper end. The bent-over ends of the main band and neckband are placed adjacent to each other and connected by a line of stitches d, after which the neckband and main band are each bent over into their normal shape and connected through their inwardly-turned upper ends by a second line of stitches d that passes through the bodies as well as the inwardly-folded upper edges of the neckband and main band, as shown in Fig. 2. The collar is then starched and ironed in the usual manner. The line of stitches cl is continued at its ends, so as to connect the main and neck bands at their ends. The bands A and B are furthermore connected by the bindimg-stitches of the rear buttonholes (1, so 80.

that they cannot become separated and fiattened out in washing, but remain folded together, so that no turning over of the collar is necessary when ironing the same. The

buttonholes d are closer to the lower edge of the neckband than the remaining buttonholes and pass through both bands, while the buttonholes b and a pass through the neckband only. I I

The collar can be conveniently made up in any desired height and forms a very com- A collar for clergymen, consisting of a neckband and a main hand, both bands being free from eachvother at their lower edges and probeing connected by stitches passing through both bands, said bands being separable up to said bnttonholes, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as I5 my invention I have signed my name in presence of two sn bscribing witnesses.

I-IUBERT JOSEPH STRATEN.

Witnesses:

PAUL GoEPEL, M. H. WURTZEL. 

